Apron

I had been wanting to make a cute apron for a while. I guess I really never have had an apron and my clothes were not happy about it! So, I went on a search to find the right apron to make. I wanted something cute and feminine, but not too frilly. I came across this blog with a pattern to make a "copycat" version this apron from anthropologie. I think it's really cute! I don't know about you, but I don't really have a desire to spend $32 on an apron to wear around the kitchen! This one I made from some fabric from my stash, and some leftover scraps.

Ruffles

Close up of the waistband

Close up of the pocket

My Little Pioneer Girl

A few months ago I helped the Young Women in our ward make clothes for the Stake Pioneer Trek. Clare saw me working on one of the bonnets and wanted one, so I made one for her. The bonnet pattern had instructions to make ones for children too. It's a really cute bonnet, but I wish I had made it bigger. (Clare, apparently, has a big head) I also made a smaller version of the simple skirt and apron. Then, for the shirt, I found a cute children's "peasant" style shirt tutorial. It was pretty simple to make, except that I wanted to make the sleeves 3/4 length (the pattern is for short sleeves), and I added the length to the wrong dimension of the fabric pieces. So, I ended up having to just make it short sleeved, and then I added an extra piece to it to lengthen it after it was sewed onto the shirt body. Now Clare is all ready for the Stake Pioneer Day Celebration on Saturday!

More Hooded Towels

I decided to make the "big" kids hooded towels like I made for Tag. Clare's is PINK, of course, and I found this really cute hand towel to make the "hood" out of.

For Wyatt's and Cameron's I used the same hand towel for the hood, since you only need one half of the hand towel. Then I did navy blue for Cameron's towel and a lighter blue for Wyatt's. Then I used Wonder-Under to fuse "Superhero" letters to the back. Now they can run (fly) through the house as well as get dry after the shower!